Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-11

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THE CmtRIES 4. yOGELgR CO.. BALTIMORE. ND.
in every successful survey in this country.
HOW THE GOVERNMENT SURVEY WILL
HELP THE STATE SURVEY.
Major Powell's letter says: az have the
pleasure of assuring you that the United
States geological survey is ready to CO.
operate fully with state geological sur
vey of Texas. The federal government
VIII be able to relieve the state Of the
great burden of making detailed to?o-
graphic surveys and constructing accurate
topographic mapS therefrOm, aud will
furnish the state authorities with carefully
executed Topographic maps, based On the
most elaborate and comprehensive system
of surveys of the surface Of the country
ever undertaken. 1t is proposed to carry on
this work at the rate of perhaps 5000
square miles per year, and 1: is proposed
to spend on the same work within your
state SIS 200 or $50, 0G0 year until the
work is completed. The topographic
maps are printed from copper plates,
upon which such corrections and altera-
tons as are required may be made from
time to time they are of convenient size
for use in field or office. The limited
number required in the prosecution of the
state survey will be supplied without
cost, and any larger number of copies re-
quired for publication can be obtained at
the small nominal cost of paper and
printing"
Concerning the geologic work, he says:
sit Is proposed to continue from year 10
year the general study of the geologic
structure of the state OF Texas thus in
augurated. These investigations will
serve as a sufficient basis for the detailed
economic and cadastral researches which
it is legitimate function for the state to
prosecute, and which are carried on by
state biologists. Moreover, if an ade-
quately Endorsed survey is established by
the state at any time in the near future,
before the general structural investiga-
tons of this survey have extended over
the whole of your territory or into
those portions which it is deemed desir-
able to study at az early day, | will ar
range to have the geologic work of this
survey carried forward in those regions
IN which the state geolOgist is employed,
thus securing for the state the fullest
benefits of cooperation, and the service
OF i trained specialist IN an important
part of the work on the survey, without
cost to the state. You will, of course,
understand that such cooperation would
not be Just or possible unless the state
survey is adequately endowed, ana in
position to eXpend an annual sum COM
mensurate with that expended by this
survey in purely geologic mot tOpo-
graphic) work IN the state, and more par
ticularly unless the individual filing the
position of state geologist is a competent
geoIOgist and trustworthy officer"
From the above extracts from Major
PoweI's letter 10 Senator Coke it will be
seen that the state of Texas will be en-
abled to undertake this work under
the most advantageous circum-
stances ever afforded i state,
and with three-fourths eff the ex-
penses virtually assumed by the United
States geological survey. The eminently
successful geological surveys of New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky
and other states have all had to bear the
expense of that topographic and geologic
work which the government survey now
offers to assume. The state of Texas has
only to secure competent gCologist
and initiate the work upon an intel
iigept basis, and it cannot do this too
soon.
HOW THE STATE WORK CAN BE INITIATED.
The bill intro duced in the senate by
Senator Simklns yesterday prov dies for
feasible, systematic and economic ge0lo
gical survey of the state. This bill is
nearly similar to the one introduced by
Mr.. Richardson in the House. 1t is the
most perfect of the three bills thus far
presented in the Legislature and, while
embOdying all their good points, Omits
their Objectionable features. II provides
for 8 state geological comm: ssion, the
duty of which shall be to appoint state
geologist and such assistants as may be
necessary, and to begin as soon as posi-
BILE thorough and systematic geological
survey of the state, with especial
view to developing it's economic
resources. The state geologist must
be man of recognized scientific ability,
and, in addition to biennial administra-
tive reports, he must, from time to time
as the state of knowledge permits,
present final reports for publication, con-
tanning as thorough an exposition of the
subject treated as is possible. These
final reports, in the aggregate, will con-
stitute invaluable and permanent works
of reference upon the geology md natural
resources of the state. The bill also
provides for the deposition of all col
lections within the state museum.
Twenty thousand dollars Is asked for the
beginning of the survey.
The verbiege and construction of this
bill is such that, while the organization
starts on modest basis, u will be
able to continue from year to year until
the work is completed. The provision
for supervising commission will make
the organization independent Of the indi-
yidual deficiencies of the state biologists,
should an inferior one be appointed, in
spite of the restrictions of the b intend
ed to prevent such q misfortD (. This
bill has been drawn up with IL lch care
and is based upon the best features of the
successful geological surveys Of other
states, and, If passed, will secure the in
of a systematic survey of our
state that will prove invaluable.
IT the provisions of this bill are accept |
ed there is no doubt but what the United
States survey will cooperate with our
state to the utmost, and it is only hoped
that the Legislature will see the import
ance of the work and pass this or some
better bill at once. Il
r6ndis Extract, thefeople's Remedy.
It not only chords Immediate relief from
pain, hut itas permanent cursfor msey